What extensions are available for adding a shopping cart system to a Joomla website?
How Can I Add a Shopping Cart to My Joomla Website?
Connecting a shopping cart to your website is an essential step in online sales, so if you’re using Joomla as your website platform, you’ll be happy to know that adding a cart doesn’t have to be difficult. In this article, we’ll give you an overview on how to set up your managed ecommerce store with Joomla.
Step 1: Choose a Shopping Cart Extension
The first step in setting up a shopping cart is to choose an extension. Joomla has a wide variety of retailer-oriented extensions built right into its core, such as VirtueMart, MijoShop, OpenCart, and JomSocial. For the purpose of this article, we’ll focus on VirtueMart – one of the most popular shopping cart extension for Joomla – but it should be noted that most of the steps outlined here should be applicable for other plugins.
Step 2: Install VirtueMart
Once you’ve selected your shopping cart, it’s time to install it. You can do this by clicking on “Extensions” from the Joomla administrator menu then clicking the “Install” tab. From there, you can browse and search for the extension you plan to use. Once you find it, simply click “Install” to begin the installation.
Step 3: Configure Your Store Settings
Once you’ve installed your extension, it’s time to configure the settings. This includes setting up the payment options, shipping options, currency and other things that are specific to your store. You can also add additional consumer-facing features such as promotional offers or sales that will help draw attention to your store.
Step 4: Add Your Products
Once you’ve configured your settings, it’s time to add products to your store. You can do this by going to the “Products” tab in your core Joomla admin area. Here you can add products to your store by filling out the fields for each product and adding images. You can also add product categories for easy navigation.
Step 5: Test Your Store
Once you’ve added all of your products, it’s time to test the store. You can do this by going to the front-end of your website and placing some fake orders. This will give you an idea of what the customer experience is like and whether or not everything is functioning properly. It will also help you identify any problems that need to be addressed.
Wrapping up
Setting up a Joomla-based shopping cart doesn’t have to be a daunting task. By following the steps outlined above, you can get your store up and running in no time. And if you ever need help with any Joomla project, please don’t hesitate to contact us at Free Spirits. We offer fast, stable and reliable hosting based on our CWP7 project, and our main websites are www.freespirits.gr and www.fspirits.com.
